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MOUNT HILLS" CONTRIBUTION.
EIOUuence and Cold Water Fire the
Sons Of Temperance..-The Teach
ers Institute and It's WOrlk...The
Preacher Mt Sister Springs off nj II
Good Work.

N1NErY-s1x, s. C., July 95 1887.
Editor Press 0,d Hculner:
y few items. Our last TO you Tuesday, JTly
10Th, brought notes Of Institute exercises at
williamson to that date. If we had known
you were going To rival the New York papers
In your issue Of the 2Dth, We would have
shown more consideration for your printers
Dr. Grcr'S address on Tuesday night on the
"Cultivation Of the WILL" was the grindcst
and best Of the series given us during the In.
Stitute, and we know such comment wi not
be deemed invidlonS where all were good.
Tho exercises on Wednesday were attended
by increasing crowds OF teachers and visitors.
At 507 p. m. the Sons of Temperance Dies
ion OF Williamson, near one hundred strong,
marched to the spring, formed In circle
around It, and sang q sweet opening ode.
Then an excellent ten minutes address was
delivered by Prof J. b. Watkins of llonoa
Path. A toast was proposed by Dr. Lander,
which was drank I'm pure sparkling water.
The division returned to the chapel where ad.
dresses from Mr.. J. A. Mccullough md DIR. s.
Lander fired the audience 10 much enthusi-
asm.
The sweetest of music was furnished by Miss
Kathleen Lander, Mrs. Geo Prince, their
brothers John. Mack and Frank. The tenn
pcrance meeting was presided over by Rev;
spirit and life TO the occasion by beautiful
and pertinent quotations and remarks.
Wednesday and Thursday p. m. Addresses
were delivered by Prof Woodward. Of Wof,
ford College, on the subjects of "Rcading' and
Words" Our lust experience meetings
Thursday 80 and G p. IN. were our best. Fri
day 22d they were BROUGHT 10 close.
| The Institute o! 1887 at Williamson will
| linger in memory as the most pleasant, bright
and happiest OF our lives There were rrsolu-
ti0ns passed commencing "WinthrOp Train
ing School Mt Columbia" )" OF which Miss Leon
ard Is Il teacher; recommending "the estab-
lishment Of n State Normal College for the
whites of both seXes.'
l57 teachers were enrolled, representing
about n dozen counties and six Statcs.
1t was agreed unanimously that William.
ston was the best place to hold the Institute
and resolution was passed to hold another
here next year, II 1t was possible to do so.
we left WILLIAMSON Saturday the 23d for this
place. and the country by the old Star Fort.
| The crops all round here are splendid.
| The funeral services Of Anderson Werts
were held Mt Sister Springs church Sunday,
July 24th. He died Monday, July 18th.
| Rev. i. c. Rice has accepted the pastorate OF
the church Mt Sister Springs, six miles from
Ninety-SiX. in Edgefeld county, for this year,
beginning last June. He concluded weeks
meeting here last August, among people,
many of whom we have known for years.
With the two last regular meetings, with
large congregations, friendly ties OF Interest
ann affection have been made stronger. To-
day Mr.. Rice goes to engage in meetings in
ANDERSON county. at Hopewell. Meals Creek
| Long Branch, Friendship and Fork Shoals In
| Greenville, and other churches for some
weeks to come. He may send you items o1
news from time to time. MOUNT HILL.